Shaniko

Shaniko is best known in Oregon for its early-20th-century role as a major wool-shipping center. Set on the dry Columbia Plateau in north-central Oregon, this small community developed around the Columbia Southern Railroad, which made Shaniko an important railhead for ranchers bringing wool from the surrounding country. Its boom left an unusually legible collection of frontier-era commercial buildings, including the Shaniko Hotel and the former Wool Warehouse; the town is listed as the Shaniko Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, its broad open setting and preserved streets recall a settlement built for trade rather than urban growth. Find related webcams across north-central Oregon to build a fuller picture of Shaniko and the Columbia Plateau.

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